Photobiomodulation as a New Approach for the Treatment of Nipple Traumas

Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais

Status and phase

Completed

Phase 2

Phase 1

Conditions

Injuries to the Nipple (Fissures and Cracks) Resulting Breastfeeding

Treatments

Device: Photobiomodulation

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01462019

0239.0.213.000-07

Details and patient eligibility

About

Inadequate care during pregnancy and postpartum are predisposing factors for the emergence of nipple fissures. The therapeutic approach of nipple trauma care guidelines aimed at the breast and the appropriate techniques for breastfeeding. These measures, however, have a much more preventive than curative, it is not, in most cases, sufficient to power the closing of nipple trauma. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a phototherapy device designed specifically for the treatment of nipple trauma.

Sex

Female

Ages

18 to 35 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

women should have a medical diagnosis of nipple trauma were not infected and aged 18 to 35 years

Exclusion criteria

previous history of cancer; use of other therapeutic modalities that might interfere with the healing of the lesions; presence of infected wounds; history of photosensitivity to light; cognitive deficits that undermine the understanding and implementation of guidelines of care for breast